-- What do the A class players do? It would be good to know. I hold back the warband so that they take as few hits as possible, but they fix the opponent's...
Rather than Roy's deep warbands, why don't we just abandon the deep formation for cohorts (and almost everything else for that matter), to cut down on the...
... The fundamental problem with warbands is the all or nothing on round 1. If they are raised to FV6 then it is too likely that they will sweep away...
... current ... hastati ... should ... to the ... have ... So ... a fairer deal for Warband, generally wider infantry centres, an end to silly-wheely Triarii...
... Phil, I do like the idea of certain armies buying 'generals' who provide a benefit for a defined number of points. With warband it might be interesting to...
Roy, "A" players usually anchor a flank with a piece of terrain and then force their opponent to attack a certain area that is well protected with lots of...
... Its a pity you're a continent away Rob... I'd like to see those tactics tried against Karsten Gould's Trajanics. His eyes would light up as he wondered...
Perhaps I wasn't clear in what I am trying to do. I am trying to make the WB armies viable without wholesale changes. Now this may turn out to be impossible,...
... ............. This is where you loose me. If we don't care what Caesar said, then why not just play chess? I do agree that points should tend to give an...
Hello all, I appreciate all the comments on the "fixing warband" post. I wanted to add a couple of thoughts on the subject. 1) Dave and I came up with this...
... I don't quite understand your take on the +1 Geoff If the Romans are on 7 and the Gauls are on a 5 then the chance of the gauls beating the Romans round...
... Several good points, Roy (and I have to agree with Steve about the questionable evidence for the WB breakoff ... it is _both about scale _and level of...
... And I too agree with Steve about break-off. There is a description (in Livy I think) of combat lines separating and standing back for a breater, but not of...
The one simple "fix" that would make warband armies more effective, without turning the game upside down is that all warband can be wide or deep and all...
I am trying to put together a small Armati Tournament for Cold Wars 2008, March 7-9. Who is interested? The theme will be a "Slouch Armies" or those who lack...
Indeed, Chris ... Look at WB's special factor, look at where Armati's terrain system says the broken ground is likely to be, look at historical battles .......
I am hesitant to post on this topic as my group is quite new to the system, but having tried a series of play tests (last night) with core sized successor...
... Agreed, but it will not solve the competition problem. That's a thornier one because accepting unit losses is bad news if the win/lose conditions take into...
... the ... FV6 ... deep) ... Romans ... 2. ... more ... Roman ... them a ... I don't think I buy this. A 5 FV WB against a 7 FV FT has, all other things...
... Caesar ... If our objective was to make a new version, i.e. Armati 3, then fine. However, we are trying to tweak a set of existing rules that for the most...
Hoave you checked out Luxor's alternate version of the Ancient Brits on the Warflute AFT list -- or an alternate Gallic Resistance list which is currently...
FWIW, I have worked on virtually every WB mod that has been suggested here over the years and IMO they are virtually unbeatable (post-mod) in every case. I do...
In the UK tournaments, of course. A scoring system that I personally detest, as it further handicaps the "lesser" armies and is the source of much player...
Do any of the UK warband folks play for the "15/20 turn" win or draw? That is my calculus for determining the effects of improvements to any of the "lots of...
... Normally its frowned upon Rob. We like to have a good fair fight. However, it is done against armies with a very high proportion of horse bows . For...
Aiming for Friday and Saturday. Depending on what type of pre-convention response we get will determine how many table we have set up. But we'll be as...
Make sure you don't use a UK-style scoring system, Chris ... I've heard its rubbish :O) ... (all them Warband armies that otherwise do fine will get trashed...
